The Best Episodes Written By Tom Devanney
Every TV Episode Written by Tom Devanney Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Tom Devanney Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Tom Devanney is "Bourgie Sings the Blues", rated 7.8/10 from 9 user votes. It was "directed by Shelley Jensen". "Bourgie Sings the Blues" aired on 10/9/1995 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "I, Ooh, Baby, Baby".
7.8/10 9 votes#1 - Bourgie Sings the Blues
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1995
The thrill is gone for "runaway yuppie" Carlton, who can't handle another disappointment, let alone his long-awaited Princeton interview.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Tom Devanney
7.6/10 9 votes#2 - I, Ooh, Baby, Baby
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/1995
Hilary's show has its national premiere. What more could she possibly want? How about a baby?
Director: Alfonso Ribeiro
Writer: Tom Devanney
7.2/10 9 votes#3 - I, Stank Horse
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 4/22/1996
Philip expects Ashley to decline an offer for what he considers a degrading role in an ad by a director who could also give her a recommendation to a top New York school.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Tom Devanney
7.1/10 24 votes#4 - Mother Tucker
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/2006
Peter's mom gets a divorce. Peter feels abandoned until he sees a father figure in his mom's new boyfriend, Tom Tucker. Meanwhile, Brian gets his own NPR style show on the radio.
Director: Peter Shin
Writer: Tom Devanney
7.1/10 18 votes#5 - Brian's Got a Brand New Bag
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 11/8/2009
When Brian begins dating an older woman, the family begins to make fun of him. After Brian's new fling breaks her hip, he gets the pleasure of becoming her errand boy.
Director: Pete Michels
Writer: Tom Devanney
7.0/10 24 votes#6 - Breaking Out Is Hard to Do
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 7/17/2005
Lois’ kleptomania lands her in jail, leaving the Griffin household in a worse state of disarray than usual. Peter and the family break her out and end up fugitives in Asian Town.
Director: Peter Shin
Writer: Tom Devanney
7.0/10 21 votes#7 - Airport '07
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 3/4/2007
Quagmire takes Peter to work but Peter messes things up, causing Quagmire to lose his job as a pilot. After not being able find another job, Peter and Cleveland make plans to help him get his old job back. When the plan fails, Quagmire receives advice from his idol, Hugh Hefner.
Director: John Holmquist
Writer: Tom Devanney
7.0/10 18 votes#8 - The Most Interesting Man in the World
Season 12 Episode 17 - Aired 4/13/2014
When Peter takes Stewie to the park for some quality father-son time, he mistakenly takes the wrong baby home, prompting Lois to call him an idiot. Determined to prove to her that he's a responsible adult, Peter goes on a business trip to Chicago and returns as an intelligent, classy person.
Director: Joseph Lee
Writer: Tom Devanney
6.9/10 20 votes#9 - Peter's Sister
Season 14 Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/2015
Peter’s sister, Karen, decides to come for Thanksgiving and bullies Peter the same way Meg treats him. While Meg is at first amused, she later feels badly and decides to help Peter train to defeat his sister in a wrestling match. Meanwhile, to avoid overeating on Thanksgiving, Stewie and Brian decide to go on a cleanse, which Stewie takes one step too far.
Director: John Holmquist
Writer: Tom Devanney
6.8/10 21 votes#10 - Back to the Woods
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 2/17/2008
James Woods returns to seek revenge against Peter. James Woods finds Peter's wallet, which he lost at Barry Manilow concert, and procedes to steal Peter's identity, and his family. Peter decides to ruin James' career and image.
Director: Brian Iles
Writer: Tom Devanney
6.8/10 17 votes#11 - Viewer Mail #2
Season 10 Episode 22 - Aired 5/20/2012
One mini-episode introduces a British version of the Griffins. A comedian takes over Quahog in another. And a third views the world from Stewie's POV.
Director: Greg Colton
Writer: Tom Devanney
6.8/10 16 votes#12 - Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Season 11 Episode 8 - Aired 12/23/2012
As the Griffin family is preparing for Christmas, Peter tells his own version of the Nativity story.
Director: Julius Wu
Writer: Tom Devanney
6.7/10 15 votes#13 - Meg and Quagmire
Season 10 Episode 10 - Aired 1/8/2012
When Meg turns 18, Quagmire tries to make his move on her, but Peter tries to stop him.
Director: Joseph Lee
Writer: Tom Devanney
6.5/10 15 votes#14 - Nanny Goats
Season 16 Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/2017
Peter and Louis find themselves with a golden opportunity to reconnect as a couple after Lois' parents get a nanny to take care of the children for them.
Director: Steve Robertson
Writer: Tom Devanney
6.3/10 15 votes#15 - Quagmire's Mom
Season 13 Episode 10 - Aired 2/8/2015
After discovering his checks are actually a large size post-it pad, Peter demands he have access to the checking account. While at the bank, Peter & Lois discover that his first name is actually Justin, so Peter embraces his new partying “bro” lifestyle. Meanwhile, Joe arrests Glenn after he sleeps with an underage girl, which leads to an unexpected reunion.
Director: Greg Colton
Writer: Tom Devanney
6.2/10 13 votes#16 - The Hand That Rocks the Wheelchair
Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 3/6/2011
Meg is enlisted to check in on Susie and Joe while Bonnie is away but she soon becomes a little too involved. Meanwhile, Stewie accidentally creates an evil twin.
Director: Brian Iles
Writer: Tom Devanney
6.2/10 12 votes#17 - The Dating Game
Season 15 Episode 14 - Aired 3/5/2017
Quagmire discovers the “dating” app Tinder, forcing Peter, Joe and Cleveland to intervene and save him from his soul-sucking hedonism. Meanwhile, Stewie finds out that he has scoliosis and learns the perks of his latest diagnosis
Director: Brian Iles
Writer: Tom Devanney
5.8/10 13 votes#18 - Quagmire's Dad
Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 5/9/2010
Quagmire can accept his dad's lifestyle choices, but not when they involve Brian.
Director: Pete Michels
Writer: Tom Devanney
5.5/10 8 votes#19 - Bri-Da
Season 18 Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/2019
Peter and his friends are sick of forgetting the million-dollar business ideas they come up with while drinking, so they strap on Joe's police body cams to record their every move. Meanwhile, Quagmire is trying to come to terms with an unexpected family development.
Director: Steve Robertson
Writer: Tom Devanney